Pinson Valley High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Pinson, AL)

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Punk Punk has become the generic name for just about anything that is New Wave or just different. The most obvious aspects of punkers is their style of dress. Many wear baggy pants with black and white Frankie Say . . . shirts, and adore any item of clothing with holes in it. Others like flashier things such as black leather pants, pastel lipstick, and chains. Ghost Busters One of the top films of 1984 was Ghostbusters , and it not only brought in enough money to clear the national debt, it also made the word buster a popular phrase. No matter where you looked, people were trying to cash in; pricebusters , in the win- dows of stores where sales were in progress (with dollar signs in the mid- dle of a red circle with a slash across it, also a rip-off from the movie). Thirstbuster is the new slogan on the 3-liter Coke bottles. Even here at Pinson Valley, we ' ve run the phrase in- to the ground; several football players have worn their backbuster t-shirst, and several times the different classes have busted opposing schools. We have seen the Ghostbusters idea used often (too often) in the past, and unfortunately, we probably haven ' t seen the last of it. It ' s certainly one of the best movies of the year, but you can have too much of a good thing. 24 FADS, TRENDS AND STYLES

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One of the latest trends in men ' s fashion is the oxford shoe. These smart-looking suede shoes jazz-up the look of any dress style and can be worn with almost anything, except maybe shorts, or a togai, or a kilt . . . Car Tags On every car there is a place for two tags. In the back there is the official tag and on the front the tag selection is op- tional. Five years ago the majority of car tags were advertisements for car dealerships such as Serra Chevrolet, Dixie Datsun and Midfied Auto Sales (where you can buy with confidence). But today, the tags vary with the in- dividual. The most popular tags have the owners name surrounded by an ap- propriate design. Others include a skull and cross bone and, of course, the Pride of the Valley. No matter what the tag on the front of car, one can bet it was the owners choice. Cars Probably the ultimate source of pride (or embarrassment) for a stu- dent at Pinson Valley is a car. Everyone wants to buy the best-looking car he can find, but only rarely does he ac- tually get it. He usually ends up settling for a second choice that saves him a few bucks. After getting a car, everyone tries to fix it up by adding little things and big things here and there. Many people try to make their automobile look like everyone else ' s by putting on mag wheels and white-letter tires, adding a stereo and synthesizer with enough watts to power a concert at the Col- iseum, and tying a bandana on the rear-view mirror. Whether it be on an ' 85 Corvette or a ' 77 Volare, the little extras are a nice touch. Many people, though, can ' t afford these additions and just make do with a ho-hum car. But when they look over Boots and see the people waiting for buses, they take heart. At least they think, I ' m not as bad off as those poor slobs! Boots became very popular right after the movie The Urban Cowboy. At that time it was legal to wear country apparel. Since then, however, the Country look has become less and less popular. Though the country ook has not come back, the boots have. A variety of styles and colors ex- ist around Pinson with both solids and patterned looks. Girls ' boots have also become more popular. The short boots are worn just like shoes and are the only country part of most ward- robes. Though the boots may not be in style next year or even tomorrow, they are now and can be seen on many feet around Pinson Valley High. FADS. TRENDS AND STYLES 23

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Preppies Once the extremely good dressers were limited to extravagent college students. But the dress up fashions have taken a different road since those radical collegiate oddballs, and now many people prefer to dress in a preppie style rather than the loose, comfortable look of most high school students. Ties, slacks, and ox- ford shoes have become the latest style for guys and girls prefer argile sweaters, twist-a-beads and pumps. These traits link students with people preparing for college and thus they are called preppies. No matter what they ' re called, however, the preppie look has apparently endured the trials that new styles always face and seem to have become commonplace. Argiles Letter Jackets All the big jocks around the school have one, whether they ' ve played one sport or one hundred. It ' s a letter jacket, the item of clothing signifying one ' s accomplishments on the field of play. Most of these jackets, though, are never worn by the owner, but a girlfriend instead. Anyway, it ' s nice to know you ' ve got a jacket, plus it looks better on her anyhow. At least some one gets some use out of it. Though the diamond shaped design called argiles have existed in the past couple of years, their popularity did not catch on till this year. Argiles have actually been around for quite awhile and chances are your parents had a pair of argile lavished socks or a sweater with argile designs on it. For thirty years, however, the funny shaped design was virtually unheard of. But this year they made a come- back and invaded almost everyone ' s closet. Christmas brought out many more new sweaters as students rediscovered a fashion of years passed. FADS, TRENDS, AND STYLES 25